Cabela’s Has No Liability for Death of Woman Killed in Drive-By

Outdoor equipment retailer Cabela’s Wholesale Inc. has no liability for the death of a woman killed in a drive-by shooting in Wilmington, Del., a state trial court ruled.

Relatives of Keshall Anderson sued Cabela’s, alleging it knowingly sold an Iberia Firearms JCP .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol to a straw purchaser, Brilena Hardwick, according to the Delaware Superior Court for New Castle County.

Hardwick allegedly gave it to her boyfriend, a convicted felon who sold the gun on the black market. From there, the plaintiffs say, it reached the person who fatally shot Anderson.

Delaware provides a statutory defense ...